From Heidi and Ang on Saturday(:

Before we went shopping on Sat,we thought OH SNAP!WE HAVNT TAKEN ANY PICTURES OF HEIDI'S VISIT YET...So we shot a few before charging out the door and forgetting again because we were having too much fun.We actually got a lot more today at mom and dads and will post them ltr...but heres from Sat(:

Chub is always running over and loving on her little sister...and telling people and showing people where "her little sister" is...she says,"Lucy's gonna come out and get down and play with me"... she came up with that all on her own...interesting(:

we're having too much fun and have been thoroughly worn out all weekend...Heidi leaves tomorrow and it went WAY too fast...she's gonna try to come back and visit after the baby's born,so a few more months and we should see her again(:

as you can see,McKinley is cherishing her time with her most beloved auntie(:

30 WKS AND 2 DAYS

Please disregard the stupid facial expression...this is just the result of a husband who thinks he's a comedian,and refuses to let me take a picture with my supermodel face...i sure try but he always gets the better of me...oh well(:


this picture does not do my belly justice,just so you know...in real life,i look like Jabba the Hut and definetly feeling like it too.

Heidi comes to Fairbanks...

...TOMORROW!!!yay!!!im so excited(: But I think McKinley might be even more excited than me if its possible.And im pretty stoked.

For a two year old,she has quite the imagination.She has talked all week about all the plans she has for Heidi while she is here.Apparently,she is taking Heidi to the lake to play in the water, she is convinced she and Heidi will be spending most of their time in the Jacuzzi bath together,(i already advised Heidi to pack a swimsuit),and she has nature-walking/flower picking on the menu as well.Every time someone rings the doorbell,she thinks its Heidi.Every time we make plans to do anything,she is convinced Heidi will be there.She constantly asks me if she can go to Dillingham.

McKinley is going to be one happy camper tomorrow when Heidi arrives.Its gonna be a fun week for sure(:

Pregnancy Calendar Week 30

I will be 30 weeks on Monday.Hallelujah!Even though im dreading the actual birthing process,Im so glad there is an end in sight.10 weeks sounds like a long way to go,but there is an end in sight now,and the countdown is on...im in the last quarter of this race,and i know that every day is getting me closer to the mark,when i will meet my 2nd daughter.i can hardly wait to hold her.She is such a wild one already,she rarely stops wiggling,and i have a feeling she's gonna be just as energetic as McKinley.Lord have mercy.

Ive recently stopped my running(sad face),due to the move,and have decided im done for this pregnancy.I ran through 2 trimesters,and feel like my body benefitted from it greatly...until now.My body has definetly been overworked these last few weeks and I feel its time to rest more now.Im gonna continue with my weight-lifting,and have been doing some yoga here and there,and am enjoying it immensly.its very relaxing which is what i need right now,but a little different and challenging too...in ways differnt than my usual full-throttle workouts(: I really need to be out walking and bike riding more now that my running is on hold,and plan to enjoy the outdoors for whats left of our summer!

Pregnancy Calendar Week 30: "Woohoo! You can finally see the finish line now that you're in the final quarter of the race!!!
Whether you felt like your pregnancy's been flying by or slower than a snail scaling Everest, you've arrived in your thirtieth week and your baby's cookin' beautifully!
In animal news: the fine lanugo hair that covers their little monkey-like body will start falling off this week in preparation for the big day.
Still, don't be too shocked if your baby ape is hairier than you’d anticipated. Some babies keep their lanugo after birth - which is totally normal, and it will fall off eventually.
Checking in on the fat factory: your little porker is getting even cuter with increasingly pudgy arms and legs, thanks to their ever-growing layers of subcutaneous brown fat.
In terms of numbers, your big ol' baby should be weighing in at around 2 pounds 12 ounces (or more!) and be nearly 16 inches long!"

IM BACK(:

we are finally moved into our new house and got our internet up and running today...FINALLY...stupid holiday weekend!i had to wait an extra 3 days for it...INCONCEIVABLE!hope to be posting some pictures again soon,and often!theres lots to post about,like my new castle,an upcoming visit from my little sister,the moose-eaten broccoli...but all in due time.

just a quick update,i am between 29 and 30 weeks now,and am SO ready to be done and have this baby in my arms and out of my belly...i officially hate being pregnant and hate moving when im pregnant even more.bah-humbug to all you people that claim to love being pregnant.if God meant for it to be fun,it wouldn't have been included in the curse.

im officially exhausted for the night and will hopefully be talking to you all again soon(:

FIRST FRUITS

im so excited...heres my first crop of lettuce from my little garden!(: i had a yummy tuna salad today and put my home-grown lettuce in there,added an interesting flavor!

this is my fancy lettuce with some new zealand spinach mixed in...had an herby flavor

and here my other lettuce...its not romaine,but very similar to it

anybody else gotten a yeild off their garden this year???

28 weeks pregnant - Week by Week Pregnancy Calendar -- Pregnancy Calendar -- WhatToExpect.com

mckinley is already in love with her baby sister...she kisses and hugs on my stomach all the time and tries to "give" the baby stuff through my stomach(toys,snacks,etc...)

28 weeks pregnant - Week by Week Pregnancy Calendar -- Pregnancy Calendar -- WhatToExpect.com: "Your Baby in Week 28 of Pregnancy
Your baby is settling into the proper position for birth, with his head facing downward (toward your body's nearest exit!). Your little work in progress is now about 2.5 pounds and almost 16 inches long. He's busy adding new skills such as blinking to an already impressive repertoire of tricks like coughing, sucking, hiccuping, and taking practice breaths. Your baby's sleep now includes the REM (rapid eye movement) phase — and that means he could be dreaming already (what do you suppose he's dreaming about?)."

My leetle garden

I was so amped up to have a garden this year...dad was gonna give me a couple rows to plant but when we decided to buy a house mid-summer,my dreams were crushed!!!!Not really....(: but it wouldnt have worked to plant at the aptmt or the house,cuz either way,i couldnt have taken care of it like i needed because we are moving into the house in July...So i created a little portable garden on my porch,thanx to my dad supplying me some awesome pots to plant in...so heres what my porch looks like right now!(: isnt it great? i think so(:

so pretty and green isnt it???(:

oops....2 of the same(:

my broccoli

it was hard to get my rasberry plant,but thisbad boy is going in the ground when we move(:

my fancy lettuce

spinaches

banana peppers...yummo(:

green bell peppers,basil, and tomatos

more broccolis,and sugar snap peas

and my cutie patootie zebra rider....dont you love what im growing?i sure do!!!!(:

Is anybody else growing a garden ???What are you growing this year???

im growing organic veggies and cute kids!(:

wish i could grow flowers,but next year,bring on the botanical garden!(:

27 wks and 2 days (:

Made it to the 3rd trimester!!!yay!!!so excited to be in the final countdown(:

Pregnancy Calendar Week 27

yah...this is how i feel every time i get on the scale these days(: ugh...13 loooong and uncomfortable weeks to go...cant go fast enough for me at this point...so glad im gonna be busy the next few weeks,im ready to be done with this pregnancy like,yesterday.

Pregnancy Calendar Week 27: "Your not-so-tiny-anymore baby (2 pounds and 14.5 inches long!) is slowly rotating in preparation to “head out” for the grand entrance on their birthday!
Now obviously, this doesn’t happen overnight, but when you start to feel a new sort of pressure 'down there' (aka your cervix), you’ll know you’ve got a fully flipped locked-n-loaded womb-fruit waiting for the countdown to launch!
If you feel like they're still not flipped, don't worry, you've still got time.
Impressive physical developments of the week: your child's lungs are already capable of breathing air as their vascular system can now handle oxygen/carbon exchange and their brain stem can now regulate rhythmic breathing as well as their basal body temperature!
For what it’s worth, at this point in a healthy pregnancy - if you were to give birth prematurely, your tiny fighter could easily win on the show: “Survivor: The Early Years.”
Go ahead, give your belly a gentle hi-five!"

stuff and nonsense

This is a common sight around our house...daddy-daughter angry birds competitions on the iphones...to gnarley peas in a far out pod

Its planting season in Alaska...if only we could grow our chubs in terracotta pots!!!

26 Weeks Pregnant - Baby's Growth and Development in the 26th Week of Pregnancy - StrongMoms

getting a little swollen...and tired...

26 Weeks Pregnant - Baby's Growth and Development in the 26th Week of Pregnancy - StrongMoms: "By the 26th week of pregnancy, your baby weighs 1 1/2 to 2 pounds, and is about the length of a small pineapple.
Your baby's eyebrows and eyelashes are well formed.
His eyes are fully developed — he will start to open and close them at around 28 weeks.
The hair on his head grows and thickens.
Little footprints and fingerprints form.
He starts using his lungs to mimic breathing.
Essential fats accumulate under his skin."

Spelt Muffins - any fruit | The Fresh Loaf

If any of you like to bake with spelt,you know it can be tricky to find great recipe's,and even trikier to alter regular recipe's,but ive been doing it long enough that i have a small collection of really great one's now...this is my latest,and i am so impressed...first i made this recipe with pumpkin,and it was a big hit,then i treid it again with bananas,blueberries,and apples....all came out delicous i was really impressed...i also added organic dark chocolate chips to the pumkin and banana muffins,and coconut to the banana also...amazing results...theres a little bit of brown sugar in the base batter,but other than that,SUPER healthy,tasty,and very versatile!!!

I also have some great recipe's for spelt pizza crust,pie crust,,and homade bread...ive tried a zillion spelt bread recipes,and finally found a winner, which can also be used for rolls and cinnamon rolls...if anybody is interested in any one these,let me know and ill post them!!!

Spelt Muffins - any fruit The Fresh Loaf

Pregnancy Calendar Week 25

ITS GOING BY SO FAST AND SLOW AT THE SAME TIME!!!I DONT KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN IT....THE DAYS ARE GOING BY SLOWLY,BUT THE WEEKS ARE PASSING QUICKLY...TWO MORE WEEKS AND I WILL BE OUT OF MY 2ND TRIMESTER,AND WORKING ON THE FINAL ONE!THATS SO CRAZY TO ME! IM ABOUT TO HAVE ANOTHER KID!I KNOW THE NEXT 2 MONTHS ARE GONNA FLY,MOVING OUT OF THIS PLACE THIS MONTH,AND INTO OUR NEW HOUSE NEXT MONTH...I WILL BE NICE AND BUSY,SO THATS PRETTY AWESOME.

Pregnancy Calendar Week 25: "Your little grower’s physical proportions are pretty much birth-ready and most of their remaining development will largely be weight gain and a ton of nervous system development.
The good news is: if your child were to be born premature, they’d likely survive without much trauma as their lungs started producing “surfactant” last week, which means their tiny respiratory system is getting stronger with each passing day.
Yes, now’s a good time for a minor sigh of relief and a quick pat on the back. All that hard work and conscientious living is really getting your child prepared for a healthy delivery.
In mobile-fetus news: your baby should be scootching slowly out of the breech position (head upright, with their butt-n-legs down by your pelvis) and start rotating around for a head-first exit through the birth canal.
If all goes well, and your little womb hi-jacker isn't a contrary one, they'll be locked-n-loaded in the next few weeks!
Time is short (or really long, depending on who you ask) — just (still!) 14 weeks left before you can go back to being a single-resident human... with one tiny brand-spankin' new family member!"

A few more from Angel Creek

A few that Blogger messed up somehow...these are too good not to post

Also i should add that Jenn took most of these because josh forgot my camera,,,i took a few with my iphone,but mostly i borrowed from her collection.Thanx jenn!

cute little family

Funniest picture ever...jonny's missing teeth,davy's posture,my pregnant belly,all the overall's,and Josh's stupid face = the most Alaskan Redneck picture in the history of mankind.

and SID THE SLOTH